On November 21, 2024, a petition was filed for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on the imports of floating glass products from the People’s Republic of China and Malaysia. The petition alleges dumping margins of 91.05% to 165.11% from China and 141.87% to 344.43% from Malaysia. The petition identifies certain foreign producers/exporters and U.S. importers of the investigated product.

The scope of the petitions covers float glass products (“FGP”), which are articles of soda-lime-silica glass that are manufactured by floating a continuous strip of molten glass over a smooth bath of tin (or another liquid metal with a density greater than molten glass), cooling the glass in an annealing lehr, and cutting it to appropriate dimensions. For purposes of the petitions, float glass products have a nominal thickness of at least 2.0 mm (0.079 inches) and a nominal surface area of at least 0.37 square meters (4.0 square feet). Please see the petitions for a more detailed description of the covered merchandise and exclusions.

The projected date of International Trade Commission’s Preliminary Conference is December 12, 2024. The earliest theoretical date for retroactive suspension of liquidation for AD is January 30, 2025; CVD is December 11, 2024.

Please feel free to contact one of our attorneys for further information, including a complete scope description, complete projected schedule for the AD and CVD investigations; the volume and value of imports; and list of identified foreign exporters and U.S. importers.